1,253 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked top 50% in Victoria · data current as at 2026-08-15
Based on last week's Victoria grid mix (avg 980 gCO₂/kWh), Rowville's 1,253 solar systems typically avoid around 9.39 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.
Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly
Rowville ranks 218th in Victoria for solar installations — in the middle tier of 713 postcodes tracked by the Clean Energy Regulator across the state. Growth has been strong, with 105 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 30% increase on the previous year, making Rowville one of Victoria's faster-growing solar postcodes.
The combined impact is substantial: Rowville's solar community avoids an estimated 15,006 tonnes of CO₂ every year — equivalent to taking 7,146 cars off the road or powering around 3,001 average Australian homes with clean electricity. This is estimated using Victoria's average grid emissions intensity of 980 gCO₂/kWh, sourced from OpenElectricity, applied to an average system size of 9kW.